Session 12 2 Kings 19:10-19,32-34

GOD HEARS

FOCUS ATTENTION

direct attention to these situations:

• your air conditioner breaks in July,
• a tree falls on your house,
• your kitchen faucet erupts like a geyser,
• your dryer catches fire.

name who they would call in these situations.

Explain:

In many cases, it is common sense to call a plumber or a firefighter, when a problem occurs.

Read:

the first paragraph on page 101. FOCUS ATTENTION

Prayer is an invitation into the throne room of God.
This invitation is about having a conversation with the Creator of the universe
and being ushered into His presence as someone He desires to spend time with.
God wants to hear from us and to show us His wisdom and plans.
Like any other invitation, we must choose to accept it.
Too many times, we expect God to act but do so without approaching Him.

Ask:

• Why might people ignore God even when facing a crisis?
• What amazes you most about God’s desire to hear our prayers?

Transition:

In today’s study, we will examine King Hezekiah’s prayer,
a response to a crises he faced.

EXPLORE THE TEXT

Contextualize:

Utilizing Understand the Context (p. 101),

explain the conflict between Assyrian King Sennacherib and Hezekiah, king of Judah,
because Hezekiah refused to pay the tributes Sennacherib demanded.

Mini-Lecture:

Use Pack Item 7 (Handout: 1, 2 Kings Time Line)
and Pack Item 10 (Handout: Assyrians and Babylonian Rulers)

describe Hezekiah and Sennacherib’s place in the larger story of 1, 2 Kings.
Refer to Pack Item 5 (Map: Assyrian Districts) to show Assyrian’s location and the threat they posed to Judah.

State:

King Hezekiah of Judah faced a looming crises.
The Assyrians were threatening his people.